Meal Planning Made Easy
Take charge of meal time. Use these FREE meal planning made easy printables to help plan and organize your weekly meals. I am going to show you how easy it is to plan your meals and it will also help save money. We all know to well the phrase, ” What’s for dinner?”
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So, what’s for dinner you may ask? You will know for sure when you plan it out.
How I use the meal planner
When it’s time to plan my meals I make a master plan of ideas for the month. I usually ask the kids what they like and compile a list. Then from there I break that monthly list into weekly meals.
The monthly planner makes it easy to switch the weekly meals around so you always have something different every week. It keeps things interesting. Ya know not eating the same thing for three days straight.
Then, you take your weekly meal plan and write down the recipes for each one so you know what ingredients you will need to buy. By taking the recipe cards you then can go and do inventory of what you already have on hand and what you need to buy.
Also included with this meal planner are grocery store isle lists. You can take them with you to your grocery store and write down what is in each isle. This will in turn make it a breeze to write your lists and find everything in the store fast.
I have this cute sign in my kitchen to help display visibly what is for dinner each week. This little reminder also gets the kids involved because they love changing the sign. I think it makes them feel like they are at a restaurant.
I found one similar to mine you can find it here.
Why you should meal plan
By using this meal planner you will save time and money. You will save time by knowing what you need to buy and where it is located in the store. You will also save money honey because you will be sticking to a list instead of walking around just picking out things you may or may not need to use.
The meal plan is just that, its a plan. When you plan you have an action in place. This sets everything up to take the question out of , “What’s for dinner?”
Meal Ideas
Stuffed peppers
Chicken Parmesan
Roasted Chicken
Pasta with meat sauce
Chicken Alfredo
Steak and potatoes
Steak stir fry
Lemon Chicken
Tomato soup and grilled cheese
Pizza
Tacos
Beef Stew
Rosemary and garlic pork Loin
Pork Chops and apple sauce
French onion soup and salad
Broiled salmon with pesto butter
BBQ ribs
Chicken franchise
Breakfast for dinner
Salisbury steak and mashed potatoes
Spaghetti and meatballs
Swedish meatballs
Creamy herb chicken
Sausage and peppers
Lasagna
Meatloaf
Roasted chicken and vegetables
Creamy lemon butter tilapia
Steak tips and french fries
What’s included with my meal planner
There are 20 printable pages that come to you in a PDF file. You will get:
2 Monthly Planners
4 Weekly Meal Planners
3 Shopping Lists
2 Grocery Store Isle Lists
Fridge Inventory List
Pantry Inventory List
7 Recipe Cards
FREE PRINTABLE MEAL PLANNING MADE EASY PLANNER CLICK HERE
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Wow this looks extensive! What a great resource.
As a mom of 3 children I have always hated cooking but it’s a job that we must do. I liked how you explained it and how you have the plans laid out. I’m thinking once we move we may start this. I love the signs great idea. Might help my picky eater
So much work went into this, thank you for sharing it!
I really need to be better about planning meals. I am always in the perpetual state of staring into the fridge trying to figure out food. ?
Love this! Meal planning feels like a hassle at first, but it’s so worth it when I don’t have to think about what I’m going to eat.
Meal planning is so important! Thanks for sharing your meal planning kit. It will certainly make the task less daunting!